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Manufactory vs Nailery - What's the difference?

manufactory | nailery |

As nouns the difference between manufactory and nailery

is that manufactory is a manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry while nailery is (archaic) a manufactory of nails.

As an adjective manufactory

is (obsolete) relating to manufacture.

manufactory

English

Noun

(manufactories)
  • A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
  • A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
  • *1832 , (Queen Victoria), journal, 2 Aug 1832:
  • *:We have just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Relating to manufacture.

    • nailery

    English

    Noun

    (naileries)
  • (archaic) A manufactory of nails.